Kim and Andy are getting married in New Hampshire in September 2011. Andy popped the question at the Botanical Gardens in Boston, Massachusetts (Kim said yes!). A few months later, I'm taking pictures where it all began. I must admit, I owe someone a rain dance because it was raining 30 minutes before we started the session.
Here are a few of my favorites. Enjoy!
Laura and Chris are getting married in September at the fabulous Lord Thompson Manor. When we discussed where they'd want their engagement session, near the water was a must! Harkness Memorial Park (and Eolia Mansion) was what came to mind, and it worked out beautifully!
Here are a few of my favorite images. Enjoy!!
Deena and Louis will be getting married on Friday, July 30th in Hamden, Connecticut. This past week I had the pleasure to photograph their engagement session in Hamden at Edgerton Park. I had a blast, love this park!! I can't forget to mention Chloe their cat, she's beautiful! If I had a cat, I'd want one just like her.
Here are a few of my favorites. Enjoy!
Diana and Mike are getting married September 25, 2010 in Hartford, Connecticut. Their wedding celebration is being held at Aqua Turf.
Here are a few of my favorite images. Enjoy!
Jess and Matt are getting married on Saturday, October 2nd. The reception is taking place in Hartford, Connecticut at the fabulous Bond Ballroom.
This past Friday I had a chance to photograph Jess and Matt's engagement session at Elizabeth Park. Here are a few of my favs. Enjoy!
I can't begin to tell you how nervous I was before our engagement session. It took me forever to figure out what John and I were going wear (black and grey was the tough one, the red shoes was easy!). Then the day rolls around; storm clouds are brewing, rain drops are falling, and my hair is getting bigger by the second. Did I mention we were in Las Vegas, what are the chances are that it rains the one day we picked for pictures?
Looking back on this day, I'm thrilled with the photos (By Laura Pineda of Alternate Angles) and so pleased to have had professional pictures taken of us (note I had my make-up done by Kelly of Smooth Brides). I've forgotten what it feels like in front of the camera. Now that i'm introduced to the other side (of the glass), I'm a better photographer for it.
Here are a few of my favorites. Enjoy!
John and I were standing on top of a ledge for this image, so Laura could see more of us.
I have this framed in our living area (inside the Venetian).
One of the following two images is on our save the dates. I'd like to mention we had some tourists join us for a few photos while we were up on this fountain!
If I had enough time, I should have gotten my jeans hemmed...you couldn't really see my awesome patent red shoes! John was making fun of my ridiculous laugh here, I love this picture (big mouth open and all)!
I This picture is just so fun. We all know how much I love a blue sky, not to mention the warm lights, shiny wet ground, and John making fun of me for turning the wrong way all made for a perfect capture!
I really like (for some odd reason) the lady in to the left of us.
We waited for a while for these lights to come on. I had been in this spot years prior wanting to take a portrait. I love how Laura cropped this image, tree in the foreground.
At this moment after spinning the wrong way and laughing at my fake laugh I really got comfortable in front of the camera.
John is 100% Sicilian. When we're in the Caribbean he's always mentioning that the islands "reminds him of Sicily." This reminds me of me laughing every time he says that, not to mention I now say it too for fun (even though I haven't been there, yet).
Whoa! You can see my red shoes, hollar!
Again, red shoes, there they are! I wasn't lying, you can see the rain here: in the sky and on my sweater.
Being a photographer makes me really love light. I love looking at light. I watch movies and disturb myself and the story line to think of how the scene was lit. I often find myself driving around during the low light (sunrise/sunset) hours just wanting to give the light a big hug and thank it for being so pretty. I LOVE this picture, yes you can barely see us and yes we're dark: it doesn't matter. Look at how that rain really worked out, without which this image wouldn't exist. Big hug to Laura!!
All photos taken by: Laura Pineda of Alternate Angles.
I first met Kaitlyn at Alison and Brian's January wedding. Kaitlyn introduced herself and informed me that she'd be checking out the photos from the day and possibly be giving me a call regarding her wedding to her fiance Chris. I was actually taken off guard a little bit, typically guests usually want to talk about my "big" camera. What a pleasant surprise!
Kaitlyn and Chris will be getting married on Friday, August 20 in New Haven. The reception is going to be held at Lighthouse Point Park. They met in college, Yale, which made for the perfect backdrop for their engagement session pictures.
Here are several images from Kaitlyn and Chris's engagement session. Enjoy!
Tamara and Sean are to be married on May 15, 2010 at the Lord Thompson Manor in Thompson, Connecticut. I recently photographed their engagement session in Boston, Mass.
Below are a few of my favorite images. Enjoy!
Dawn and Ray are to be married on April 24, 2010 at The Riverview in Simsbury, Connecticut. This past month I photographed their engagement session at Lyman Orchards in Middlefield, Connecticut.
Here are a few of my favorites. Enjoy!
Yesterday was Lauren and Ben's fabulous wedding at The Candlewood Inn in Brookfield, Connecticut. I have to share this story now, while it's fresh in my mind because I really appreciated it a lot--thanks Ben!!
Last night while I was saying goodbye to Ben, we were talking about the pictures and the day. Then he started to say something along the lines of..."I don't know if Lauren told you this, but I was really amazed by the engagement pictures. When you told me to lean up against the canoe, I didn't know what to expect."
For their engagement session, we went to this little spot of land that Lauren's friend owns on a lake. I found this canoe leaning up against a chain link fence. From my perspective, it was looking out onto the lake and a gorgeous tree formed a frame around the lake. I saw this, got all excited like I do, and said, "Ben you're going to lean up against this canoe and Lauren just get close. Just look at each other." While I was seeing beautiful things happening, Ben's perspective was more like seeing a dirty canoe leaning up against a chain link fence.
I just couldn't have loved hearing this more, the more I thought about it in the parking lot, the more I loved the story--and of course I was yapping it all to Jeff. This is one of the reasons why people should do engagement sessions!!
Through the engagement session I earned their trust. Where you might see a dirty canoe, I might see this....
